ĐỀSỐ 15: Đề thi Chọn đội tuyển đi thi học hsg cấp huyện lớp 9 THCS Năm học 2009-2010 Môn tiếng anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề) Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group. 1. A.stored B. ploughed C. laughed D. smiled 2. A. name B. natural C. native D. nation 3. A. blood B. food C. moon D. pool 4. A. both B. myth C. with D. sixth 5. A. wants B. says C. looks D. laughs Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. She (have)……………… a headache for several hours. 2. I (watch)………………. a cartoon movie on TV when you called last night. 3. Mr Hai is having his car (wash)………………. at the moment. 4. Where's Tom? He said he (be)………… here at 4 pm. 5. If I (drink)……………… so much coffee, I wouldn’t be able to sleep. 6. Nothing ( do) ………… about this problem for months 7. I'm looking forward to (take)…………. a vacation. 8. I'm hungry because I( have)………… breakfast or lunch. 9. I'd rather you (do)………… the test well. 10. I distinctly remember (play)…………… him. I gave him two dollars Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences 1. ., the step mother was very cruel to Little Pea. ( fortunate) 2. everyone was .at the soccer match. (excite) 3. Many rural areas in Vietnam have been . (urban) 4. Tim and Shanon want to visit an .institute in Vietnam ( ocean) 5. Should English be a .foreign language in Viet Nam? (compel) 6. Trung's sense of humor him from other students. ( distinct) 7. He is looking thinner ( appreciate) 8. The .sat there asking for money. ( beg) 9. She got a .letter from her boss ( person) 10. We had to take out a .from the bank to buy the car. ( lend) Question 4: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word Reading Who read ? All kind of people : the old, the .(1) , everyone. And why do people read? For (2) . variey of reasons. Some for pleasure, (3) because they have to. And when do people (4) .? Well sometimes not often, (5) other people read all the time, day and (6) . But the most important question is what do (7) .read? Adverts ? Stories ? Science books ? Maps ? It could (8) anything ! Ask your family and friends all these (9) . Then make your own answers (10) .who read, what , why , and where. Question 5: Read the text then answer the questions below. Fire was very important to man . He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals. In some other countries people lit fire to warm their friends of danger. Fire was also used to give light. Before the invention of the oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torchs. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets. One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly. 1. What did man probably first use fire for? ……………………………………………………………. 2. For what purpose was fire used by red Indians? ……………………………………………………………. 3. What were the first street lights? ……………………………………………………………. 4. How long did the candle clock take to burn? ……………………………………………………………. 5. What would happen if a wind blew on a candle clock? ……………………………………………………………. 6. Question 6 :Choose the best answer. 1. I want everybody to listen . A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully 2. We feel very today. A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. happen 3. I've looked my pen everywhere and I can't find it anywhere. A. at B. for C. up D. on 4. Solar energy doesn't cause . A. pollution B. polluted C.pollute D. pollutant 5. Where you go if you have a car? A. would B. have C. will D. did 6. Prevention is better than . A. treatment B. pills C. cure D. doctors 7. He is tired he stayed up late watching TV. A. so B. because C. but D. and 8. I suggest .to the movies. A. going B. to go C. go D. went 9. All the classes were .painted. A. bad B. badly C. worse D. good 10. My parents saw me .at the railway station. A. in B. for C. up D. off 11. He is the man helped me yesterday. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose 12. I'm very .to hear that I will go to Da Lat tomorrow. A. excite B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting 13. Nam put up the fence .prevent hens from going out. A.so B. so that C. in order to D. because 14. There are .many people in the cinema that I can't see the film clearly. A. such B. so C. too D. enough 15. I get your car, I'll leave. A. As soon as B. As though C. By the time D. Now that Question 7: a) There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistake and correct it. 1. We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it our test. …………………………………………………………………………… 2. Our teacher of physics would like us spending more time in the laboratory. …………………………………………………………………………… 3. If I was you, I would help him. …………………………………………………………………………… 4. Mr Nam is used to get up early in the morning. …………………………………………………………………………… 5. He died on lung cancer because he smoked a lot of cigarettes. …………………………………………………………………………… b) Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. 1. If I/ be/ him / I / choose/ English / learn. …………………………………………………………………………… 2. In/ end/ I decide/ not buy / dictionary / because/ too expensive. …………………………………………………………………………… 3. This video film / so interesting / I / see /twice. …………………………………………………………………………… 4- Mai /bad / at/ Math/ than / Lan Anh. …………………………………………………………………………… 5- Hoa/ have / many/ books/ than/ her/ sister . …………………………………………………………………………… c) Change these sentences into passive voice. 1- Who wrote this book? ……………………………………………… 2- She likes me to write that report.--> ………………………………………… 3- The cook ought to have prepared it. ………………………………………… 4- it is your duty to do this work. …………………………………………………. 5- someone saw him pick up the gun. …………………………………………. Question8 : Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. 1. Thank you for your help! - It was . 2. "Don’t open the door please" said Mary. - Mary told . 3. Staying at home would be better than going out to night. - I'd rather . 4. The last time it rained here was a fortnight ago. - It . 5. He never has enough money. - He's always . 6. They said that Mr Tuan is a good teacher. - Mr Tuan 7. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult. - My French friend isn't . 8. I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris. - I think Paris 9. The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours. - It took 10. Rich as he was, he never helped the poor. - No . . ĐỀ SỐ 15: Đề thi Chọn đội tuyển đi thi học hsg cấp huyện lớp 9 THCS Năm học 2009-2010 Môn tiếng anh. (have)……………… a headache for several hours. 2. I (watch)………………. a cartoon movie on TV when you called last night. 3. Mr Hai is having his car (wash)……………….